Valve.



I i a valve has been selected by me for the illus- ED T S] OFFICE;

T0 aZlw/wm it may concern Be it'known that I, .Gnoncn J; LE MAY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Unionville, in the county of Hartford 5 and Stateof Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Valve, of which the following is .a specification.

My invention relatesto the class of de-;

vices above named and 'an object of my inventlonamong others 1s to provlde a device of this class in which the noise incident to its operation and especiallyin stopping the T flow of water shall be reduced to. a minimum. y i I 1 One form of device embodying my inven-. tion and in the construction and use of which the objecthereinabove set out as well as others maybe attained is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a View in section through a tank showing my improved valve. Fig. 2

1s a side View of the valve looking from a point at right angles to thepoint of view of Fig, 1. Fig. 3 isa detail top view of the device with parts broken away to show construction.

valve of any particular description, it is especially applicable to a valve usedin con-' nection with flush tanks, and therefore such tration herein as an aid in imparting the invention.

:In the accompanying drawings the nu- 5 meral 5 denotes a tank offordinary form and H construct on havlng an outlet plpe 6, w1th flushing apparatus of any ordinary, form and construction and which is generally .de

noted by thenumeralw7, thisfiushing apparatus including one leg 8 0i a siphon. a

The mechanism above desoribedvbeing of well-known form further-and detailed description is deemed unnecessary and istherefore. omitted. v 3 g 1 The nu1neral 9 denotes avalve bodythat may be composed of any desired material and of any suitable form, this body having a oap 4 gremovably secured to'the body as by means of screws lo passingthrough a flange or ears into threadedjopenings in the body. This cap serves as a means for closing the opening into the valve body through which opening access may bereadily had to parts within ,thebody. The body has an eXten- 5 sion 11 projecting through the bottom .ofi r the tank and secured to a-tail-piece 12 as by i 'App1icatioi1fi1edMay i8,'1912. Serial 1%. 698,182.

. :repacking and replaced" without a GEOR E J. LE MAY, OF UNICITVITJIJE,CONNECTICUT.

' l I i i 1,109,169. sp fi f te ate Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

a coupling- Thistail-piecehas an opening 14 equal in .size to the opening 15through '.tl1e-pro ection 11, and the-inlet pipe 16 has ;a passage smaller in size than the passage through theptail-piece and projection 11. It will jbeqnoted that the valve closes with the pressure and by gradually increasing the size ,ofthe passage into the valve body an easy flow of. water into such valve bodyresults and consequently the. force upon the ivalv'e inits closing movement is reduced.

An outlet 17 opens downward. from the valve bodyhor case,.. a. valve seat 18 being formed about this opening and a valve. is

suitably mounted to control the flow of fluid through the opening. This valve is so located and arranged that it may be taken from the :valve body as for the purpose of. i

7 taking the :valve body from the'tank, the construction and attachment of the cap 4 enabling this to' be readily done, as will be clearlyseen Efrem the illustrations in Figs. 1 and 3 fromwhich it will be noted that the recesses for the pivot pin 20 are located half of each regcess in the cap and a half in the valve body WllllG my inventlonls not lnnited to a 'so thatrwhen the cap is removed the valve may be liftedout of its place. i I

The valve includes avalvecap'21 having a lip 22 within which a packing 23 is removably :'held; as "by means "of a threaded stud "24 having a head 25 securedasby means of,

a nut 26. "The cap 21 has a hub .19 loosely fitting within an? opening in a valve support 27, this opening being somewhat larger than the' hub. and th nut 26 restsagainst the end ,of this 'hub, there being a space between a flange on. the nut and the upper surface io'f the support 27 so that the valve is readily Emovable inits support and is therefore selfadjusting to properly rest against the seat 18 and tightly close the opening therein. A knuckle 28 is formed on the support and the pin 20 passesthrough this knuckle to pivotially retain the. valve in proper position.

:Avalve lever 291s pivotally supported on the body andhas a valve finger-30 projecting in position torest against the under side of the head 25 of the stud 24. .The end of this valve fingerBO rests against the head 25 0f the'stud at some distance from the center so that the 'force applied to lift the valve from its seat will be exerted near. one edge and the valve tipped and this edge first re- Ileased. This manner of opening the valve will requlre much less force than in a structer of the valve to lift it evenly from its seat.

An arm 30 is secured to a float lever 81- and loosely engages with the valve lever 29 that passes through the arm, a sheave 32 pivotally mounted between the sides of the arm engaging the valve lever to insure its easy movement. A float rod 33 bearing a float 3 is secured to the'float lever31.

An apron35 is secured to the valve body this apron being in" the form of afunne located opposite the opening 17, so that when the valve is opened the water will flow into this apron and then over the .sides' throughthe mouth 86. An after-fill pipe 31 extends from the small end of the funnelshaped apron and discharges into the leg 8 of; the siphon forthe purpose ofproviding an after-fill for a bowl in a" manner well understood in devices of this class.

It will be noted that the closing movement of the valve is in the same direction asthat of the pressure ofthe water so that the water pressure is employed to close the valve. It is essential, however, that this closing movement shall not be so rapid as to cause water hammer and to this end the float 3% is made use of to oppose the force of the water'in closing the valve, and in order to enable the float to properly resist the force of water the levers are arranged as herein shown, the valve lever 29 being directly in contact with the valve that is pivotally mounted inside of the valve body to close the opening through the wall of that body, which afl'ords an-eXtremely simple construction.

7 F or the purpose of regulating the amount of resistance of the float to the closing movement of the valve the float is supplied with a cap 38 by means of which sand or other material may be put into the hollowv float to increase'or lessen its weight. The construction thus provides means whereby the closing movement of the valve may be so regulated as to prevent such rapid movement as to cause water hammer and such slow closing movement as to cause a whistling sound. 1

The valve as a whole is an extremely simple structure, the pivotally mounted valve located inside of the body being extremely. eflicient and protected from injury, and the construction of the valve and the opening into the body is such as to enable ready access to be obtained to theparts for any purpose.

While Ihave shown and described herein is not necessary that a structure shall be I claim I 1 1. A valve body-having an inlet opening a form of valve embodying my invention it.

made in exact accordance with that shown to embody the mventlon.

and an outlet opening and a valve seat around the latter, a valvepivotally mounted withinthe body to controlsaid outlet openng, a pivotally mounted valve lever to opcrate said valve, a pivotally mounted float leverhaving a float, and a connection between the valve lever and float lever, said connection-being located on the same slde of the fulcrum of each of said levers.

2. A valve body-having an inlet'opening and an outlet opening with'a valve seat around the latter, a pivotally mounted valve located within the body to control said outlet opening, a pivotally mounted valve lever to operate said valve, a pivotally mounted float lever, said levers extending in the same general direction and one along side of the other, and a connection between said levers.

3. A valve body having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a valve seat around the latter, a valve pivotally mounted within the valve body to control said outlet opening, a pivotally mounted valve lever to operate said valve, a pivotally mounted float lever having afloat attached thereto, said levers extending in the same general direction and one along side of the other, and an ,arm loosely connecting said levers.--

4:. A valve body having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a valve seat, around the latter, a valve pivotally mounted within the'body to control said outlet opening, a pivotally mounted valve lever located outsideof the body with one end in engageinent with but disconnected from said valve, a nvotally mounted float" lever having a float attached thereto, said levers extending in the same general direction and one along s1de of'the other, and an arm loosely conne'c'ting said levers.

5-. Avalve body having an inlet opening, and an outlet opening through the wall thereof, a'valve pivotally mounted within the body to control the flow of liquid through the outlet opening, a valve lever pivotally mounted on the valve body and in engagement with but disconnected from the valve, a float lever-"pivotally connected to the body, and, an armloosely connecting the valve and float levers.

- 6. A valve body' having an inlet opening, and an outlet opening through the wall thereof, a valve pivotally mounted within the body to control the flow of liquid through the outlet opening,- a valve lever pivotallymounted on the valve body to operatesaid valve, afloat lever pivotally connected to the body, and an arm connecting said levers, and comprisinga sheave mountedon the arm and in engagement with one of said levers.

7-. A valve body having an inlet opening,

and an outlet opening through the wall thereof, a valve pivotally mounted within the body to control the flow of liquid through the outlet opening, a valve lever pivotally mounted on the valve bodyand in engagement With the valve, means for operating the valve lever, and a hood located to receive therein'the direct flow of Water from said Opening, said hood having a mouth located about the valve body.

8. A valve body having an inlet opening, and an outlet opening through the Wall thereof providing a seat surrounding said outlet opening, a valve pivotally mounted Within the valve body and cooperating with said seat to control the flow of liquid through said outlet opening, a valve lever pivotally connected with the body and in engagement With said valve, means for operating the valve lever, and an apron of tunnel shape surrounding the outlet opening from the valve, to receive therein the direct flow of Water from said opening and having a mouth opening into the tank about the valve body, said apron also having an outlet from the small end thereof.

9. A valve body having inlet and outlet openings at the under side thereof, a pivotally mounted valve located Within the body to control the outlet opening, a valve lever pivotally supported outside of the valve body andv having one end in engagement with said valve, a float lever pivotally mounted on the valve body, said levers eX- tending in the same general direction, one

along side of the other, a float attached to the float lever, and a loose connection between said levers.

GEORGE J. LE MAY.

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